At the border: reflections on psychoanalytically oriented counselling in an Italian university setting

Responding to the COVID‐19 public health emergency: The usefulness of an online brief psychological intervention with Italian university students

“…It may be considered an efficacious way to deal with emerging psychopathological distress among students by providing strategies to use in coping with stressful situations and improving psychological resilience. The overarching goal is, in agreement with the work of other researchers (S. M. G. Adamo et al, 2012 ; Richards, 1999 ), to help students understand the unconscious meanings of their issues and translate this comprehension into more adaptive strategies with which to cope with their difficulties. Future research should be developed to confirm our results with longitudinal studies.…”

Psychological distress and attachment styles in emerging adult students attending and not attending a university counselling service

“…The university period, therefore, offers a significant opportunity to tackle mental health issues, also from the perspective of prevention with respect to subsequent life periods (Adamo et al, 2010(Adamo et al, , 2012Riva Crugnola, 2017;Riva Crugnola et al, 2020). Research shows that failure to address mental health issues in emerging adulthood leads to a greater risk of developing serious long-term mental disorders (Carver et al, 2015).…”

Estudio descriptivo de un modelo de orientación universitario = Descriptive study of a university counseling model

“…Al obtener una media de 2.54 visitas por estudiante indica que, en la mayoría de casos, se orientan y/o resuelven situaciones trabajando puntualmente sobre los puntos clave, maximizando los recursos disponibles y promoviendo las potencialidades del estudiante. Coincidimos con Adamo et al (2012), dónde se señala que en la etapa de estudios universitarios, en el caso de requerimiento de orientación, es imprescindible el fomento de la autonomía, con la consiguiente identificación de inclinaciones propias o de los intereses personales, promovida por la intervención breve y estratégica a nivel individual. Respecto a los datos sobre primeras visitas y seguimientos, estamos convencidos que avalan y justifican tanto la creación del servicio como la continuidad del mismo, coincidiendo con las conclusiones de otros estudios de servicios dirigidos a estudiantes en formación universitaria (Adamo et al, 2012;Adebowale, 2011).…”